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Europe’s Sharpened Focus on Defense Creates M&A and Investment Opportunities

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 6/26/2025

Key Points - - The war in Ukraine has prompted a historic surge in European defense spending. - Governments in the EU and U.K. are stressing the need for innovation. They are increasingly turning to investment in small...more

Data with destiny: European AI M&A heats up as the race for dominance intensifies

White & Case LLP on 5/29/2025

With industries embracing this evolving technology, Europe is determined not to be left behind, and dealmakers are paying close attention - Europe’s artificial intelligence industry is gaining traction but has struggled to...more

Transaction and Financing Trends in Life Sciences - European Health & Life Sciences Symposium 2025

McDermott Will & Emery on 5/13/2025

In April, McDermott was pleased to once again host our annual European Health & Life Sciences Symposium in Paris. Welcoming a crowd of more than 300 innovators, investors, business leaders and advisers from across the...more

Tepid UK & European private capital markets spur unicorns into inorganic opportunities

White & Case LLP on 10/4/2024

3 reasons for continuously high fintech M&A activity levels: Banks target indirect digital access: Through credit lines, investments in venture capital funds, collaborations with innovators and establishment of next...more

Sector trends - September 2024: Payments

White & Case LLP on 10/2/2024

Equity and debt cheques from financial sponsors fuel growth, with investment committee appetite across the full spectrum from Seed through to late stage / pre-IPO. The payments sector bucks the trend on IPOs. Current...more

Sector trends - September 2024: Consumer Finance

White & Case LLP on 10/1/2024

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector Trends H2 2023 | H1 2024 — Consumer Finance - Current market: Inflexion point for UK & European consumer lending - We are seeing: Significant consolidation activity: ...more

Sector trends - September 2024: Specialty Finance / Marketplace Lending

White & Case LLP on 9/30/2024

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector Trends H2 2023 | H1 2024 — Specialty Finance / Marketplace Lending - Consolidation fever grips non-bank lenders and banks alike—SME lending, revenue-based finance and...more

The 3rd Fintech Epoch: Europe’s first-movers drive M&A amid tightened purse strings

White & Case LLP on 9/25/2023

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Fintech - Whilst many European start-ups have struggled to successfully execute funding rounds at valuation levels of yesteryear, more mature fintechs...more

Sector trends - September 2023: Consumer Finance

White & Case LLP on 9/20/2023

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Consumer Finance - Europe's consumer finance decacorns stumble as their valuations crumble. ...more

IPEM 2022 | Key Takeaways

McDermott Will & Emery on 10/25/2022

After an insightful conference in Cannes, our partners have compiled some of the key takeaways from IPEM 2022. As well as exploring the private equity landscape in the UK, Germany, France and Italy, we also explore the...more

Sector trends - July 2022: Payments

White & Case LLP on 7/28/2022

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2021 | H1 2022 — Payments - Investor appetite is at an all-time high—while VC investors back growing service providers, PE investors supercharge IPO glide paths and...more

European Healthcare & Life Sciences Market Update - H1 2022

Latham & Watkins LLP on 2/10/2022

Welcome to the first edition of our European Healthcare & Life Sciences Market Update, a new report summarising key emerging trends, opportunities, and challenges facing the market in 2022. During the last 12 months, the...more

Life Sciences Snapshot – A Quarterly Report on Financing Trends – Q4 2021

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 10/20/2021

This edition of Orrick’s life sciences publication series breaks down the key drivers of venture investment in the life sciences industry, which is on track to set all-time records this year. Key findings include: • With...more

Financial institutions M&A: Specialty Finance/Marketplace Lending

White & Case LLP on 9/29/2021

Financial institutions M&A sector trends: specialty finance/marketplace lending — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021 - M&A levels dipped in H1 2021. Whilst institutional banks backed trade and B2B finance platforms and VC...more

Financial institutions M&A: Brokers/Corporate Finance

White & Case LLP on 9/27/2021

Financial institutions M&A sector trends: brokers/corporate finance — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021 - Financial advisers turn to M&A to deliver additional bandwidth, capability and resources to ride the post-lockdown M&A...more

Financial institutions M&A: Payments

White & Case LLP on 9/24/2021

Financial institutions M&A sector trends: payments — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic drove e-commerce to levels never seen before—payment rail, service and solution providers responded with an...more

Financial Institutions M&A: Sector trends - June 2019: Consolidation continues at pace—mega-mergers on the horizon

White & Case LLP on 7/3/2019

The wait is over. Whispers of mega-deals have matured into agenda items for boards of many larger European banks. Overview - 3 highlights of bank M&A: - Bank consolidation: The numbers speak for themselves—100 regional and...more

Highlights from McDermott’s 2016 Pharmaceutical/Medtech Dealmaking Symposium

McDermott Will & Emery on 11/21/2016

On October 25, 2016, McDermott Will & Emery held its fifth annual Pharmaceutical/Medtech Dealmaking Symposium in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The day consisted of a series of thought-provoking panels with leading dealmakers in...more

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